Comparative tongue morphology among molossid taxa. Molossops (Molossops) present the basic pattern of papillae described above.The postero-median papillae are very large over the lobe region (figs. 1, ...

In the animal kingdom, extraordinary adaptations are abundant, but few are as remarkable as an animal possessing a tongue longer than its entire body. The chameleon, particularly species like the ...

While a large Parson’s chameleon (Calumma parsonii) may have a tongue that extends to about 1.5 times its body length, a tiny pygmy chameleon might extend its tongue to 2.5 times its body length. This ...